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Restoring a backed up database, Using layers in a subscription, Opening a subscription file – DeLorme 6 User Manual

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Note To remove a backup database from the Backup History table, select the
backup database and click Remove From History. The backup database is removed

from the table but not deleted from the location where you saved it.
To permanently delete a backup database, browse to the location on your computer

where you saved the backup files and delete the files. The backup database displays
in the Backup History table until you select it and click Remove From History.

Restoring a Backed Up Database

This Help topic describes features that are available in XMap
Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise.


Once you create a backup database, you can restore it as the source database using
the Backup/Restore functionality in Database Manager.
To Restore a Database
Use the following steps to restore a backed up database.

1. Click the GIS tab.
2. Click the Workspace subtab if it is not selected.
3. Click DB Manager to open Database Manager.
4. On the left side of the window (tree view), click Databases or expand the

Databases menu and select an individual database.

5. From the Database menu, click Backup/Restore.

The Backup/Restore dialog box opens.

6. Select the database that was originally backed up from the Source Database

drop-down list.

Note Select Select All from the Source Database drop-down list to view a
list of all of the databases that are currently backed up.

7. Select the backup database you want to restore from the Backup History

table and click Restore.
The Restore dialog box opens.

OR
If the backup database that you want to restore does not display in the

Backup History table, click Restore from File, browse to the location where
you saved the backup database, and then click Open.

8. If you want to overwrite the original source database with the backup

database, leave the Restore dialog box as is and click OK. Then, click Yes to

confirm that you want to replace the existing database with the backup
database.
OR

If you want to restore the backup database but not overwrite the original

database, type a new name for the restored database in the Database text

box and then click OK.

Using Layers in a Subscription

Opening a Subscription File

This Help topic describes features that are available in XMap
Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise.